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Prove that the ratio of areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of their corresponding sides. Use the above theorem, in the following. The areas of two similar triangles are 81 cm2 and 144 cm2 . If the largest side of the smaller triangle is 27 cm, find the largest side of the larger triangle.
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Given: Two triangles ABC and DEF such that {tex}\triangle {/tex}ABC {tex} \sim {/tex} {tex}\triangle {/tex}DEF
To prove: {tex}\frac{{ar\left( {\vartriangle ABC} \right)}}{{ar\left( {\vartriangle DEF} \right)}} = \frac{{A{B^2}}}{{D{E^2}}} = \frac{{B{C^2}}}{{E{F^2}}} = \frac{{A{C^2}}}{{D{F^2}}}{/tex}
Construction: Draw AL {tex} \bot {/tex} BC and DM {tex} \bot {/tex} EF
Proof:- Since similar triangles are equiangular and their corresponding sides are proportional
{tex}\therefore {/tex} {tex}\triangle {/tex} ABC {tex} \sim {/tex}{tex}\triangle {/tex}DEF
{tex}\Rightarrow {/tex} {tex}\angle{/tex} A = {tex}\angle{/tex} D, {tex}\angle{/tex} B = {tex}\angle{/tex} E, {tex}\angle{/tex} C ={tex}\angle{/tex}F
And {tex}\frac{{AB}}{{DE}} = \frac{{BC}}{{EF}} = \frac{{AC}}{{DF}}{/tex} .......(i)
In {tex}\triangle {/tex} ALB and {tex}\triangle {/tex} DMB,
{tex}\angle{/tex} 1= {tex}\angle{/tex} 2 and {tex}\angle{/tex} B= {tex}\angle{/tex} E
{tex}\Rightarrow {/tex} {tex}\triangle {/tex} ALB {tex} \sim {/tex}{tex}\triangle {/tex}DME [By AA similarity]
{tex}\Rightarrow {/tex}{tex}\frac{{AL}}{{DM}} = \frac{{AB}}{{DE}}{/tex} .....(ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get
{tex}\frac{{AB}}{{DE}} = \frac{{BC}}{{EF}} = \frac{{AC}}{{DF}} = \frac{{AL}}{{DM}}{/tex} ......(iii)
Now{tex}\frac{{area\left( {\vartriangle ABC} \right)}}{{area\left( {\vartriangle DEF} \right)}} = \frac{{\frac{1}{2}\left( {BC \times AL} \right)}}{{\frac{1}{2}\left( {BF \times DM} \right)}}{/tex}
{tex} \Rightarrow \frac{{area\left( {\vartriangle ABC} \right)}}{{area\left( {\vartriangle DEF} \right)}} = \frac{{BC}}{{EF}} \times \frac{{AL}}{{DM}}{/tex}
{tex} \Rightarrow \frac{{area\left( {\vartriangle ABC} \right)}}{{area\left( {\vartriangle DEF} \right)}} = \frac{{BC}}{{EF}} \times \frac{{BC}}{{EF}} = \frac{{B{C^2}}}{{E{F^2}}}{/tex}
Hence, {tex}\frac{{area\left( {\vartriangle ABC} \right)}}{{area\left( {\vartriangle DEF} \right)}} = \frac{{A{B^2}}}{{D{E^2}}} \times \frac{{B{C^2}}}{{E{F^2}}} = \frac{{A{C^2}}}{{D{F^2}}}{/tex}
Let the largest side of the largest triangle be x cm
Using above theorem,
{tex}\frac{{{x^2}}}{{{{27}^2}}} = \frac{{144}}{{81}} \Rightarrow \frac{x}{{27}} = \frac{{12}}{9}{/tex}
{tex}\Rightarrow {/tex} x = 36 cm

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